Hi there!  I am Tara Starr Hurley, the owner of Tara Starr Photography at The Swan Boudoir Studio.    

I have been working as a professional photographer since 2010 but the passion for taking pictures goes way back to my childhood.

When I first started working professionally I took pictures of anything and everything.  Weddings, families, kids, newborns, headshots.  I tried it all.  Boudoir came to me when my dear friend, Tasia, asked if I would take "sexy pictures" of her.  Was this a thing?  I had no idea but of course I said "Let's do it!" So we cleared out a friends toy room and had a blast!

Izabelle Ohannessian of Zabella Rouge- Makeup By Izabelle, started this journey right along side me doing Tasia’s makeup that first night and is still doing most of the makeup for my sessions today!  

We had so much fun and Tasia requested 2 more sessions at her home in New Jersey (ROAD TRIP) with 7 more friends each time!  Many more boudoir marathons would follow shooting in my livingroom or at Hair by Christine & Co  hair salon.  

In 2014 I opened my home studio and jumped into my business full time.  I decided to really focus on children and families and took a little break with boudoir.  But it just kept calling me back.  I would do a session here and there but my studio wasn't really set up for it.  In late 2017 I had to do it!  I transformed my space into the cozy “bedroom” where it provides the perfect setting for intimate portraiture.  

Boudoir portraits don't have to be scary!  The idea is to photograph a woman in her private space. A space where she is allowed to feel sexy, beautiful and confident.  The Swan Boudoir Studio acts as her bedroom during the portrait session......her "boudoir".  

Contact us today and let The Swan be your  "boudoir".     

The Studio

The Studio is desigend as a dream bedroom.  It's girly and cozy and gives you that welcoming feeling as soon as you enter.  It immediately sets our clients at ease and they can feel like they are just lounging around with friends.  We have often heard at our events with several Swans here together getting hair and makeup and pictures taken that it's not much different than a good old fashioned slumber party!